103 — Anacortes Community Forest Lands–Big trees, little lichens and fungi. Fully booked.

Date and Time: Friday, May 1. 9:30 a.m.

On this serene trip along Heart Lake, you’ll learn about the forest as an ecosystem, with an added measure of Anacortes Community Forest Lands history. On this outing, you’ll have time for an active, engaging and fun focus on lichens, fungi and mosses beneath the old-growth trees. Peaceful and quiet, the forest will draw you in as wildlife retains your gaze. Meet your leader-

Jane Billinghurst, avid hiker and translator of Peter Wohlleben’s The Hidden Life of Trees, delights in finding forest treasures and sharing her discoveries.

 

Distance: 2.0 miles
Duration: 2 hours
Rating: Moderate route, trail roots and ruts, 130-foot elevation gain/loss.
Meeting Point: NOTE: A change in meeting place: Mt. Erie Trailhead: From Commercial Avenue in Anacortes, go west on 32nd St.; left on H Ave which becomes Heart Lake Road. From the turn go 2 miles turn left onto Ray Auld Drive. Go ~400’ to parking lot for Mt. Erie. Outhouse.

$10.00/ per person

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